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where we do not question under the burden of washington. that is the choice of two different americas. it seems to me what a senator should be doing is taking the common sense that you and i know that is here in missouri and taking that to washington instead of dragging all of this stuff from washington and dumping it on to the state of missouri and killing jobs, destroying the economy, and crushing the american dream. that is what this election is really about. it is not about words. it is about two different voting records that are the exact opposite. when you vote 98% of the time with obama and tell us you are a regular middle of the road, that takes a lot of guts. i have to give her credit for that. >> to what extent should the, still a matter? matter?ll >> i think he opened the view to how he thinks for missourians. they say a lot about how he views things, and that is where the need to pay attention. i believe a rape victim should be allowed to have emergency contraception in order to avoid pregnancy. todd akin does not. i believe his
where we do not question under the burden of washington. that is the choice of two different americas. it seems to me what a senator should be doing is taking the common sense that you and i know that is here in missouri and taking that to washington instead of dragging all of this stuff from washington and dumping it on to the state of missouri and killing jobs, destroying the economy, and crushing the american dream. that is what this election is really about. it is not about words. it is...
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what happens in washington? everybody, my opponent is -- even her party doesn't pass any legislation. because she is so far out there. she's not in the mainstream. what we have to do is we have to be willing to talking willing to discuss, and willing to reach an agreement. the 60% rule in the u.s. senate should be done away with it. being able to put a mark in so that somebody doesn't get approved, those are yesterday's procedures. all those procedures in the united states senate should be modernize sod that 52%, 51%, 50% of the people in the senate can make policy and move this country forward. >> representative baldwin? >> i certainly agree that congress has gotten too partisan and certainly has lost etc. civility and i find that regrettable. i have always had great success in reaching across the party aisle and getting things done, both in my time in the state legislature and my time in the congress. some may not believe that tommy thompson once signed into law a tammy bald when-scot walker bill. in congress
what happens in washington? everybody, my opponent is -- even her party doesn't pass any legislation. because she is so far out there. she's not in the mainstream. what we have to do is we have to be willing to talking willing to discuss, and willing to reach an agreement. the 60% rule in the u.s. senate should be done away with it. being able to put a mark in so that somebody doesn't get approved, those are yesterday's procedures. all those procedures in the united states senate should be...
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that needs to happen in washington and in washington as well. we need to reform washington. nebraskans know. we disagree on how we need to change it. we need to create jobs. you will hear me say that a lot because i believe that private businesses can create those opportunities, can create those jobs, not government. it is backing government away, away from all the rules and regulations. we need to reduce the corporate tax rate. 35% -- that is the highest among all our trading partners. we need to close loopholes so businesses can invest. >> in the nebraska, i would say decidedly yes. we have record farm income last year, median family income is up. if you look at the success of agriculture, ethanol, and we have 1000 jobs up there, including great success to bring in another hundred good jobs for our state connected to our success in ethanol, our success in a program that has reduced the cost of fuel and increase our energy independence. in nebraska, we are better. we would not be if senator fischer's plan gets enacted. we need a constitutional amendment. we balanced the bud
that needs to happen in washington and in washington as well. we need to reform washington. nebraskans know. we disagree on how we need to change it. we need to create jobs. you will hear me say that a lot because i believe that private businesses can create those opportunities, can create those jobs, not government. it is backing government away, away from all the rules and regulations. we need to reduce the corporate tax rate. 35% -- that is the highest among all our trading partners. we need...
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it's your choice, more freedom or more washington. or more washington.
it's your choice, more freedom or more washington. or more washington.
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washington, can you get your act together. this chamber, we passed many, many things that would improve the community. one of the things, times have changed. some of my colleagues think it's the same old, same old. but when we hit the $16 trillion for debt, $16 trillion, that raises another red flag about what's going on in washington. and i'm a republican. my colleagues tonight are republicans as well and it's not a democrat or republican problem. at the end of the day, it is a washington problem. it's the fact we can't get our act together in washington. mr. huelskamp: we can free up job creators and roll back regulations, but at the end of the day, $16 trillion in debt. and like my colleagues, i have four young kids and each one of them, they have done nothing wrong yet. i catch them every day at that, but through no fault of their own, they have $50,000 they are going to owe and owe on spending that has already happened before the freshmen colleagues and i arrived at this place, and it's growing every day. the trillion-dol
washington, can you get your act together. this chamber, we passed many, many things that would improve the community. one of the things, times have changed. some of my colleagues think it's the same old, same old. but when we hit the $16 trillion for debt, $16 trillion, that raises another red flag about what's going on in washington. and i'm a republican. my colleagues tonight are republicans as well and it's not a democrat or republican problem. at the end of the day, it is a washington...
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>> getting our fiscal house in order in washington. i saw this as being another example of washington leaders not making decisions, putting off decisions to yet another commission, which, if it failed, as it did, it would be the responsibility of the federal government, which is national defense, as well as it being what is known to be over 200,000 technology and defense jobs in virginia. what we need to do is repeal or replace obamacare. but will sit trillions in spending, and that is harmful for business. i think we need to cut out and look at where there is redundancy in government. the government accountability office has put that forward. federal government employees, we have to reward them for cost- saving ideas. in the long term, a balanced budget amendment. tim said in the last debate that this is the right thing to do. now, he has, up with a plan. i will ask you, with your plan, have you done an analysis of the impact of jobs with your plan, and if so, who did the analysis, and what did it show? >> the plan is a compromise, an
>> getting our fiscal house in order in washington. i saw this as being another example of washington leaders not making decisions, putting off decisions to yet another commission, which, if it failed, as it did, it would be the responsibility of the federal government, which is national defense, as well as it being what is known to be over 200,000 technology and defense jobs in virginia. what we need to do is repeal or replace obamacare. but will sit trillions in spending, and that is...
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it made it difficult anything done. >> to you see any signs of movement in that washington -- in washington? what would it take? >> it will take a republican defeat. >> you had a republican defeat in 2008. >> they will get that the politics of no does not work. from day one, i understand on inauguration day, within a few days afterward, they got together and said, block everything the president proposes. mcconnell said my number one job is to block the president and beat him. both parties have to understand -- to listen to orstein with american enterprises -- says it is broken up on all des. it is more broken on the right. i agree with that. there will be people in that party who say they have to start being for something. we have to start working together on some things. sequestration is an where there will have to do something. they can and should do that. both parties need to come together. was the outgoing president of the council for mayors. the different between mayor's republican and democrats -- last year they took on nation-building. they said we cannot build bridges and -- the bag
it made it difficult anything done. >> to you see any signs of movement in that washington -- in washington? what would it take? >> it will take a republican defeat. >> you had a republican defeat in 2008. >> they will get that the politics of no does not work. from day one, i understand on inauguration day, within a few days afterward, they got together and said, block everything the president proposes. mcconnell said my number one job is to block the president and beat...
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>> in washington, d.c., it depends on who you talk to. to me, i have seen millions of jobs disappear across the board. i could give you 20 names of teamster companies that closed and went out of business from mr. coffee to whirlpool. one day they walk in and tell people in a plant, we are closing this plant and moving to mexico. the workers said, what did we do wrong? nothing. we are making money, but we could make more money in mexico. that is a heartless story. it is the most ironic one. the close the factory and put all the machines on a train and took it to mexico. they asked our people to come down and train the mexicans. needless to say, we tell them what to do with that. we did not train the mexicans. that program has been a disaster. i do not know anyone who thought it was a good deal. all you need to do is cross the border to see the companies that used to be here now over there. i do not know of any mexican company cupping up here and putting down a factory. -- coming up here and putting down a factory. >> what are your goals in
>> in washington, d.c., it depends on who you talk to. to me, i have seen millions of jobs disappear across the board. i could give you 20 names of teamster companies that closed and went out of business from mr. coffee to whirlpool. one day they walk in and tell people in a plant, we are closing this plant and moving to mexico. the workers said, what did we do wrong? nothing. we are making money, but we could make more money in mexico. that is a heartless story. it is the most ironic...
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he works in washington d.c., with j.c. watts. as ceo, he manages a team that operates the largest african american own lobbying firm, chaired by former congressman j.c. watts. he worked for the former governor of michigan, the senator of michigan, and a chief of staff of the house leadership conference. he is from detroit, michigan, and a graduate of morehouse college. thank you. next, robert sanders jr. he is counsel to the united states committee on the judiciary. he is of principal policy advisor to senator dick durbin of illinois. he chairs the committee on civil rights and human rights. he offers council on issues ranging from cyber security to campaign finance reform and civil rights. he was recently named on the 40 under 40 list. he earned his b.a. in political science from morehouse college in 2001. thereafter, he completed study at wharton business school, getting a law degree from the university of pennsylvania, where he was president in 2004. he is a member of the bar. [applause] anre washington is the student governme
he works in washington d.c., with j.c. watts. as ceo, he manages a team that operates the largest african american own lobbying firm, chaired by former congressman j.c. watts. he worked for the former governor of michigan, the senator of michigan, and a chief of staff of the house leadership conference. he is from detroit, michigan, and a graduate of morehouse college. thank you. next, robert sanders jr. he is counsel to the united states committee on the judiciary. he is of principal policy...
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my name is anre washington. a special show about two the spellman ladies who are present -- shout-out to the spellman ladies who are present. we have to be engaged. 2012 is a critical election. since president obama was elected, there have been significant actions to suppress the voice of our african- american youth, the elderly, those who trained elections. we are here to say, you may try to suppress this voice, but we will be heard. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is robert sanders. i and the council -- am on the council that advises thick durbin. i am glad to be here behind enemy lines. i am looking forward to talking today. i hope that we will talk a little bit about why it is important to vote. there are probably some young people, though not any in this room, who may be thinking, why is it important for me to vote? my vote does not matter that much. i will start by leaving you with this thought. there are plenty of millionaires and billionaires who are contributing to superpacs, and many nationally kn
my name is anre washington. a special show about two the spellman ladies who are present -- shout-out to the spellman ladies who are present. we have to be engaged. 2012 is a critical election. since president obama was elected, there have been significant actions to suppress the voice of our african- american youth, the elderly, those who trained elections. we are here to say, you may try to suppress this voice, but we will be heard. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is robert...
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trade. " the washington journal is every day 7:00 a.m. eastern. a forum on the supreme court 2011-2012 terms. we will be live, here in c-span. >> the president and i have fundamentally different positions and different believes the guide us. >> he looks to government as a great benefactor in every live. they have a new model. they say government is the only thing we belong to. i do not know about you, but i never thought of government as something i belong to. >> what does the campaign moves toward the october debate. the presidential candidates face softened three -minute debates -- face off in 390-minute debates. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio, and online at c- span.org. >> of trade complaint against china regarding auto subsidies. president obama made a stop in cincinnati. this is a little more than an hour. ♪ >> hello, cincinnati. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. crowd: four more years! it is good to be back in cincinnati. it's good to be in ohio. it is great to be in this beautiful setting. it seems that we should have
trade. " the washington journal is every day 7:00 a.m. eastern. a forum on the supreme court 2011-2012 terms. we will be live, here in c-span. >> the president and i have fundamentally different positions and different believes the guide us. >> he looks to government as a great benefactor in every live. they have a new model. they say government is the only thing we belong to. i do not know about you, but i never thought of government as something i belong to. >> what...
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washington journal focuses on the dnc. the mayor of charlotte and bob morgan. >> our gavel-to-gavel coverage starts today at 5:00 p.m. eastern. every minute, every speech, live on c-span radio and online. featured speakers include the san antonio mania -- san antonio mayor and michelle obama. thursday, vice-president joe biden and president barack obama. >> this november, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of americans, so with barack obama and forming, our country will be committed to his cause. the work -- the hope rises again and the dream lives on. >> share your opinion. >> i am from vermont. i am here because i am supporting a very inclusive america. >> i am from vermont. i support president obama for reelection because of police we need to work together to be successful for the future. >> i'm from south carolina. my main purpose is to reelect senator obama because i know president obama cares for us. >> connect with other c-span viewers with twitter and google hang out. >> you're from massachusetts. w
washington journal focuses on the dnc. the mayor of charlotte and bob morgan. >> our gavel-to-gavel coverage starts today at 5:00 p.m. eastern. every minute, every speech, live on c-span radio and online. featured speakers include the san antonio mania -- san antonio mayor and michelle obama. thursday, vice-president joe biden and president barack obama. >> this november, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of americans, so with barack obama and forming, our country...
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it is going to be a brief return to washington. the one item that everyone is focused on is keeping the government funded. the one high-end of on the agenda is passing a short-term spending bill. john boehner and harry reid reached an agreement on a six month spending bill. that is going to pass the early on in the fall session. the lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taken care of to ensure the government will be funded. the state of the economy, fiscal issues, are going to shape congress's the dates when they are here. there will be a lot of discussion about the so-called fiscal cliff, which refers to the expiration of the bush tax cuts at the end of the year. increasing the debt ceiling. all of those issues are converging at the end of this year. it will be interesting because you are going to see a lot of the party leaders sticking out familiar ground on these issues. there is not going to be much public movement. what will be more interesting is to see if there is some private negotiations to occur, held behind the sc
it is going to be a brief return to washington. the one item that everyone is focused on is keeping the government funded. the one high-end of on the agenda is passing a short-term spending bill. john boehner and harry reid reached an agreement on a six month spending bill. that is going to pass the early on in the fall session. the lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taken care of to ensure the government will be funded. the state of the economy, fiscal issues, are going to shape...
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coming up live today on c-span, "washington journal." at 10:30, the cato institute boasts a form on the supreme court possible terms. coming up at two o'clock 30 eastern, a former burmese political prisoner talks about her work and relations between her country and the u.s. at 5:30 p.m. eastern, the atlantic council hears from a marine commandant. to date on c-span 2, the oregon governor talks about health care costs while improving care. he says the center for american progress. also on c-span 2 at 1:00 p.m. eastern, a cato institute forum on the supreme court 2011-2012 term including a look at property rights and the impact of surveillance and immigration. live coverage starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. coming up in 45 minutes on "washington journal," representative don edwards of maryland heads th
coming up live today on c-span, "washington journal." at 10:30, the cato institute boasts a form on the supreme court possible terms. coming up at two o'clock 30 eastern, a former burmese political prisoner talks about her work and relations between her country and the u.s. at 5:30 p.m. eastern, the atlantic council hears from a marine commandant. to date on c-span 2, the oregon governor talks about health care costs while improving care. he says the center for american progress. also...
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>> it will be a brief return to washington. the one item everyone is focused on is keeping the government funded. the fiscal year begins october. one of the 12 bills that passed -- pass in the short-term spending bill. john boehner and harry reid reached an agreement to pass 6 months bill. at ten lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taking care of -- i think lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taking care of. the state of the economy and fiscal issues will shape how did the shape the debate. the implementation of across- the-board spending cuts, the need to increase the debt ceiling. issues are converging at the end of this year. you will see a lot of the party leader sticking out very familiar ground. there will not be much public movement. it will be interesting to see private associations -- negotiations to lay the foundation for the final negotiations which i think everyone believes will occur. >> on this six month measure, you said there is an agreement for a six month's spending bill. a short term stop-ga
>> it will be a brief return to washington. the one item everyone is focused on is keeping the government funded. the fiscal year begins october. one of the 12 bills that passed -- pass in the short-term spending bill. john boehner and harry reid reached an agreement to pass 6 months bill. at ten lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taking care of -- i think lawmakers and leaders want to get that issue taking care of. the state of the economy and fiscal issues will shape how did...
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it seems like those in washington, they forget that outside of washington people are working. that's what really drives the american economy. through that, i see that they also fail to understand that this country seems to be going through a technical logical -- technocological change. we have seen changes in the music and the computer industry. guest: if i may quickly answered? there is a disconnect between washington and the real world when you refer to g.d.p., gross domestic product, which is the total of goods and services in the economy. the problem is it's not enough. there's too much unemployment, none of the growth. people are not hiring. we have a come to this fiscal cliff, as they call it. it is actually misnamed. it is a financial crisis. you will have a government- induced recession if these tax cuts are eliminated so taxes will go up and these cuts and program in for 2013 will affect everyone. in the book, treasury secretary timothy geithner argues with the president of the him in in these discussions -- vehemently that if we do not straighten this out in the shor
it seems like those in washington, they forget that outside of washington people are working. that's what really drives the american economy. through that, i see that they also fail to understand that this country seems to be going through a technical logical -- technocological change. we have seen changes in the music and the computer industry. guest: if i may quickly answered? there is a disconnect between washington and the real world when you refer to g.d.p., gross domestic product, which...
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he went to washington and then came back to boston, which is home, in 2009. he's a wonderful colleague and collaborator. now i am turning the microphone over to him. >> good to see my microphone is working. thank you. [applause] thank you, paula and a special thanks to monica higgins who pulled together all these wonderful event. i want to welcome all of our subscribers who came to see the insider program and hello to all but members in the audience. many familiar faces. we are taping tonight. for the question and answer, people will be asked to write their questions on a piece of paper and people will collect them. so just raise your hand so we can get your questions that way. what we are hoping to do it tonight now that the democratic and republican conventions are over -- and i was at both of them -- is have a discussion about where the state of the presidential election is right now. some of you may have joined us when we had a discussion with a different battle during the primary topic about mitt romney and some other republicans who were running. now go
he went to washington and then came back to boston, which is home, in 2009. he's a wonderful colleague and collaborator. now i am turning the microphone over to him. >> good to see my microphone is working. thank you. [applause] thank you, paula and a special thanks to monica higgins who pulled together all these wonderful event. i want to welcome all of our subscribers who came to see the insider program and hello to all but members in the audience. many familiar faces. we are taping...
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i am wanted to be in washington -- i am glad i am here. i wanted to be in washington. we are at a turning point. we have all learned a lesson. to do what we can achieve in afghanistan. it is important to put our energies together and moved to see what we can achieve together in afghanistan. we already have a system by which afghanistan, pakistan, and the u.s., in the form of a core group, meets. they talk about whatever areas and whatever paths to follow to achieve peace and stability. we feel that with ties to the u.s. on a positive trajectory, we have been able to build enough confidence in each other to start discussions. madam albright, the concerns are the things i talked about. they are the ones we left behind three decades back. it is important that as we look toward 2014, that we look to build an environment whereby all people feel they can express themselves through the political process. that is what we will do to assist our opponents -- our people. >> are they going to begin now? >> it is a work in progress. we have a bigger opportunity today than we had a f
i am wanted to be in washington -- i am glad i am here. i wanted to be in washington. we are at a turning point. we have all learned a lesson. to do what we can achieve in afghanistan. it is important to put our energies together and moved to see what we can achieve together in afghanistan. we already have a system by which afghanistan, pakistan, and the u.s., in the form of a core group, meets. they talk about whatever areas and whatever paths to follow to achieve peace and stability. we feel...
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next on c-span, "washington journal" with your calls, tweets and emails followed by a look at u.s. presidents and later a preview of the supreme court's 2012-2013 term. >> get more involved with politics is watching information on c-span. i love the information. i love the current events. i love the hot topic things that come up. i love watching it. i love pullingette up on my mobile d pulling it up on my mobile device. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> this morning, reuters correspondent david ingram
next on c-span, "washington journal" with your calls, tweets and emails followed by a look at u.s. presidents and later a preview of the supreme court's 2012-2013 term. >> get more involved with politics is watching information on c-span. i love the information. i love the current events. i love the hot topic things that come up. i love watching it. i love pullingette up on my mobile d pulling it up on my mobile device. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in...
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>> the biggest problem that washington creates is the problem of lack of certainty. we say all along businesses are used to dealing with uncertainty, and i have used the analogy before. it is like walking up to craps table. you know what the odds are. i see a whole lot of people lined up at the table ready to play. businesses deal with that uncertainty. if the world at the craps table or to change with every role of the dice, and people would not stand up there and play. we have changed the rules dramatically over the last couple of years, and we do not set a consistent precedent for how we are are to deal with that. when time we rely on the fed for monetary policy. next time we announced it will be a fiscal stimulus package that will be tax cuts and infrastructure spending, and you get a fiscal stimulus package, and it is like on tax cuts, like on into a short span, and all kinds of future green products and loans and the company's that never panned out, and you wonder why was it not that effective? if you look at the gdp growth rates prior in the first half of 2009
>> the biggest problem that washington creates is the problem of lack of certainty. we say all along businesses are used to dealing with uncertainty, and i have used the analogy before. it is like walking up to craps table. you know what the odds are. i see a whole lot of people lined up at the table ready to play. businesses deal with that uncertainty. if the world at the craps table or to change with every role of the dice, and people would not stand up there and play. we have changed...
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i need him as my partner in washington, d.c. number two, i want to make sure that our workers have the skills for the jobs of today and that you young people have the skills you need for the jobs of tomorrow. and that ladder request that demand suggests that we finally have to make sure that our schools are run for the benefit of the students that, that we put the students and their parents and the teachers first and the teachers union, they're going to have to go behind. we've got to have our schools run for our kids. [applause] let me mention a third and that's trade. the third thing i'm going to do is really take advantage of trade opportunities. you see, america is the most productive nation on the planet for the major economic powers. that means we make more stuff per person than any other nation. and because we make more stuff per person we're the most productive and therefore it's good for us to trade with other nations. as we do, we'll create more jobs. you know that here in iowa. you ship products, whether agricultural
i need him as my partner in washington, d.c. number two, i want to make sure that our workers have the skills for the jobs of today and that you young people have the skills you need for the jobs of tomorrow. and that ladder request that demand suggests that we finally have to make sure that our schools are run for the benefit of the students that, that we put the students and their parents and the teachers first and the teachers union, they're going to have to go behind. we've got to have our...
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washington journal as high as 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> of this weekend with tv's live coverage of the national book festival with two days of author presentations and an interviews. starting saturday morning at 10:00 eastern and sunday at noon. live on c-span two. go to booktv.org. >> paul ryan spoke today at the aarp annual conference in new orleans. he talked about social security and medicare and his plans with presidential candidate mitt romney to protect the programs in the future and repeal president obama's health care law. this is about 35 minutes. ♪ how are you? thank you. appreciate it. jane, everyone here, i appreciate the introduction and this chance to be with you in new orleans. you have had a busy convention. i know that many of you may time yesterday to volunteer around this great city. it was very much in the spirit of a group whose motto calls to the service of others. this country honors those who serve. we have set aside today as a nation to remember those men and women in uniform who were taken
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next, live your calls and comments on "washington journal ." then a discussion on the exploration of mars. >> i think people really like to see where politicians' views have shifted over the years. people like to see whether mitt romney in 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. he wants to see what he was doing in 2007. people like to see how these politicians have devolved. there is an element that is a gotcha element. there is also an element where people are like, this is incredibly interesting. >> i tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why is it he finds is so typical to come down on one side of an issue instead of both sides. >> does it help there is a governor named rod blagojevich if your name is barack obama? >> he is a trailblazer and a hero of mine. >> it is the heart of the interview. ."re on c-span.org's "q & a >> the national journal correspondent looks at the reaction to the deaths of the
next, live your calls and comments on "washington journal ." then a discussion on the exploration of mars. >> i think people really like to see where politicians' views have shifted over the years. people like to see whether mitt romney in 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. he wants to see what he was doing in 2007. people like to see how these politicians have devolved. there is an element that is a gotcha element. there is also an...
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we believe that is too much ofal revenue flow into washington for washington to make the decisions. we've got an issue there about the amount of taxes and the size of government. totally legitimate discussion point, yes, but an issue. it's not just rejection out of hand. like the minority leader and the president have said. they reject that. we say, this is why and then we also say the disproportionate driver of the deficit is health care entitlements. the gentleman and i both agree upon that. how are we going to deal with this? bowles-simpson leaves in place the structural nature of those programs now and doesn't address the fundamental problem of growing unfunded liability. we want to solve that so that the safety net programs are there for the future and save them. that's our position. and so i do, i do look forward to working with the gentleman. there's some great things about tax reform in bowles-simpson. i want to work with the gentleman on that. and if we can't have a conversation about resolving the deficit and spending. so again i try not to invoke any more time, mr. speake
we believe that is too much ofal revenue flow into washington for washington to make the decisions. we've got an issue there about the amount of taxes and the size of government. totally legitimate discussion point, yes, but an issue. it's not just rejection out of hand. like the minority leader and the president have said. they reject that. we say, this is why and then we also say the disproportionate driver of the deficit is health care entitlements. the gentleman and i both agree upon that....
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next, live your calls and comments on washington journal. and the discussion of the use of the social media in the 2012 campaign. and live coverage of the 2012 presidential candidate, mitt romney at a rally in cincinnati. >> i can only surmise, you know, in the movie, we rattle a lot of cages. >> i grabbed my cameraman and presented to be important. since i was sent to escort the security council back to the airport, i finagled my way on the the u.n. buses. the security council people seemed uptight. >> you know the song we sing all the way back to the airport. >> ♪ 99 bottles of beer on the wall 99 bottles of beer ♪ anybody? >> i was told there were u.n. peacekeeper peacekeepers who -- >> the french did know the crisis and here we have them fighting each other about how the u.n. will help to resolve -- >> sounds to me he's dodging the question. >> walked out of my apartment in the upper west side of manhattan, a comfortable place to live. nothing particularly exciting happens there. came out and was greeted by a man who was waiting, nic
next, live your calls and comments on washington journal. and the discussion of the use of the social media in the 2012 campaign. and live coverage of the 2012 presidential candidate, mitt romney at a rally in cincinnati. >> i can only surmise, you know, in the movie, we rattle a lot of cages. >> i grabbed my cameraman and presented to be important. since i was sent to escort the security council back to the airport, i finagled my way on the the u.n. buses. the security council...
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tomorrow on "washington journal," david ingram reviews the fast and furious report. lawrence mishel discusses how american families are doing in this economy. cedric leighton talks about the attacks at chase and j.p. morgan banks that kept them from doing business. >> when i first came down to washington, my experience was as prosecutor -- we seldom occasionally would run into their law enforcement arms. for a while i was during mortgage fraud cases. i was dealing with the inspector general from hud. i did not know the big picture what and ig was doing. when i got the job. one of the first things i did was go in around and meet the ig's. over the next couple of years, i found that the inspector general's, they are supposed to be these fears and watchdogs looking out for waste, fraud, and abuse. we reject the were often like any other governmental agency. -- they were often like these other governmental agencies. they were worried about clashing with management. they were worried about too much interaction with congress. it was a get along type of attitude. i kept hea
tomorrow on "washington journal," david ingram reviews the fast and furious report. lawrence mishel discusses how american families are doing in this economy. cedric leighton talks about the attacks at chase and j.p. morgan banks that kept them from doing business. >> when i first came down to washington, my experience was as prosecutor -- we seldom occasionally would run into their law enforcement arms. for a while i was during mortgage fraud cases. i was dealing with the...
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guest: the state for states include maine, oregon, washington. the less safe are alabama, arkansas, west virginia. there is something of a pattern there that defined. and one of them is that the states with lower fatality rates tend to have more liberal workers' compensation benefits. that means that the cost of an injury to an employer in those states is higher, which probably gives them some incentive to do a better job of prevention in the workplaces. the costs in alabama and was for genarlow work. also, there are fewer unions in those states to protect workers. the and comes in those states -- the incomes in those states are lower, which may mean that people are willing to work at riskier jobs than they are in the states where they are affluent. host: bill wiatrowski, do you have statistics on how many people are on disability because of work injuries by state? guest: our data looks at those people who are injured in the non-fatal injury. we have information on the number of workers that are not fatally injured in a given year. as i mentioned
guest: the state for states include maine, oregon, washington. the less safe are alabama, arkansas, west virginia. there is something of a pattern there that defined. and one of them is that the states with lower fatality rates tend to have more liberal workers' compensation benefits. that means that the cost of an injury to an employer in those states is higher, which probably gives them some incentive to do a better job of prevention in the workplaces. the costs in alabama and was for...
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. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" national journal correspondent looks at -- james kitfield looks at the muslim protests in the arab world. >> the latest information about the chicago teachers strike with stephen sawchuk. and syndicated editorial political cartoonist john cole and mark fiore. live at 7:00 a.m. >> i think people like to see where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney in 1994 was campaigning against welfare reform or abortion. they want to see what he was doing during the 2002 campaign, 2007. i think they would like to see how these politicians have evolved. there is an element to it that is almost a gotcha element. but there is also an element that is incredibly interesting. >> i tried to think why it is that he has changed so often. why he finds it so difficult to come down on one side of an issue and instead sort of floats between both issues. >> for the first time there was a governor, rod blagojevich. >> i think the way to describe it is -- >> more with andrew kaczynski sunday at 8:00 on c-span's "q & a."
. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" national journal correspondent looks at -- james kitfield looks at the muslim protests in the arab world. >> the latest information about the chicago teachers strike with stephen sawchuk. and syndicated editorial political cartoonist john cole and mark fiore. live at 7:00 a.m. >> i think people like to see where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney in 1994 was campaigning...
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then there's the of republican washington scenario. i did not think there is an all democratic washington scenario right now. what is possible versus what -- in the lame duck and then into generic -- january and how do the markets react? >> it is conceivable that congress will kick the grenade down the road, figure out some way to take this problem and pushed it down for three months. that is probably a reasonable timeframe where markets will say they are trying to work towards a grand bargain that gives them some time to come up with a bigger package. or say six months and congress is going to try to -- if the action have statements from leaders, to come up with the biggest package of overhaul you can imagine that deals with corporate tax rates, individual rates, the jobless benefits. every piece of this and come up with one giant package that you have to deal with. that could buy enough time from rating agencies for them to say there is something there. if he were to just say let's say congress were to say economic decision, we do no
then there's the of republican washington scenario. i did not think there is an all democratic washington scenario right now. what is possible versus what -- in the lame duck and then into generic -- january and how do the markets react? >> it is conceivable that congress will kick the grenade down the road, figure out some way to take this problem and pushed it down for three months. that is probably a reasonable timeframe where markets will say they are trying to work towards a grand...
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coming up live at 8:20 eastern on "washington journal," a correspondfo
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we have to lead from washington going by, and explaining to people what's going on. i appreciate the opportunity the you have to come here all over the country to hopefully leave with a voter guide toolkit you can take back your home district and understand this a voter i.d. law is intended to have some consequences. my father just turned 90 years old and he is just as alert as anybody in here. he rides a bicycle about 3 miles two or three times a week. the men last long time and maintain their mental dexterity. my father would not be able to vote because it would not have a driver's license. if you do not have an id in the state of texas, its $21. $21. we need to leave here energized and in some ways angry at the audacity that people have in trying to keep us from the polls. they're not going to stop us. the have been trying to stop us from more than 400 years and we have not stopped yet. this is not the time to even think about stopping. let me now introduce one of my classmates, the person i came to congress with, and when i first met her, i knew. she was going to
we have to lead from washington going by, and explaining to people what's going on. i appreciate the opportunity the you have to come here all over the country to hopefully leave with a voter guide toolkit you can take back your home district and understand this a voter i.d. law is intended to have some consequences. my father just turned 90 years old and he is just as alert as anybody in here. he rides a bicycle about 3 miles two or three times a week. the men last long time and maintain their...
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should be expanded, which i think is probably a fairly unusual position among the think tank set in washington, and also, does that mean you disbelieve the very earnest pronouncements from all levels of the u.s. government that guantanamo is the number one recruiting tool for al qaeda? >> the second question is yes, i disbelieve guantanamo is the number one or even a significant recruiting tool for al qaeda. my co-author is better position to talk about the role al qaeda place in propaganda than i am, but the basic feeling is the relevant question is are you holding people in extra criminal detention? if you are, what ever the facility you do that in will be a bad word in certain circles, and you will just have to live with that. if you move them to the illinois, people will find out it means the very same thing as guantanamo. once you decide you work going to engage in certain types of redemption, there will be consequences into that. i think where you do it makes very little difference. that is just my opinion. let me clarify, when obama said he was like to close guantanamo, i did not oppose
should be expanded, which i think is probably a fairly unusual position among the think tank set in washington, and also, does that mean you disbelieve the very earnest pronouncements from all levels of the u.s. government that guantanamo is the number one recruiting tool for al qaeda? >> the second question is yes, i disbelieve guantanamo is the number one or even a significant recruiting tool for al qaeda. my co-author is better position to talk about the role al qaeda place in...
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most of you have probably noticed that district court in washington, d.c. invalidated the enactment of a statute in texas that tried to do this on the grounds that texas could not show that the effect would not be discriminating against the poor and non-white citizens. that's not a law that applies in places like pennsylvania, where there's no sort of -- we call it pre-clearance, no early effort to determine whether or not the law is likely to create discriminatory impact. so in the south -- south carolina is a state that's next in line to have that kind of review process. that protection is an important one for those who believe that the law is going to have a negative impact. final thing to mention is early voting. in a large number of the southern states the democratic party used early voting quite effectively to get african- americans in particular out to vote. they utilize sunday morning voting after church. getting a large number of people to the polling places. that is not going to be as widely available as it was before. in a number of states arguab
most of you have probably noticed that district court in washington, d.c. invalidated the enactment of a statute in texas that tried to do this on the grounds that texas could not show that the effect would not be discriminating against the poor and non-white citizens. that's not a law that applies in places like pennsylvania, where there's no sort of -- we call it pre-clearance, no early effort to determine whether or not the law is likely to create discriminatory impact. so in the south --...